Report: Rest of Season Will Determine If Byron Scott Returns to Lakers
Byron Scott will reportedly be coaching for the last 2.5 months of the Lakers season for his job next year
It’s no secret that the majority of fans blame the struggles of the Los Angeles Lakers on head coach Byron Scott. While there have certainly been other factors in the Lakers starting the season with a 9-41 record, Scott has undeniably exacerbated many of the issues with the team and not done much to address other problems that have presented themselves. If he wants to keep his job, he’s reportedly going to have to turn things around quickly.
Because of the questionable job that Scott has done with the Lakers season, his future with the team is in jeopardy. According to a report from Mike Bresnahan of the Los Angeles Times, Scott is essentially on a 2.5-month trial for his job beyond the end of this season and how he performs to end the year will determine whether or not the Lakers bring him back in the same position next season.
Bresnahan notes in his report that it would aid Scott’s job security going forward if the young players like D’Angelo Russell, Jordan Clarkson, and Julius Randle were able to show more progression than they have as of late to help create more of a hopeful feeling surrounding the Lakers moving forward.
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For Scott to do that, though, it would take a complete turnaround from the way that he has handled the young players on the Lakers roster through the first three months of the season. Though he speaks in clichés that question the manhood and toughness of the young players, he has merely shaken their confidence and not given them ample opportunities to succeed or prove themselves.
We’ll see if this 2.5-month trial changes anything and if Byron actually cares about keeping his job enough to make the changes necessary to make things more hopeful for the Lakers. Considering how stubborn he’s looked since taking the job in Los Angeles, though, I wouldn’t hold my breath.